Target Drone Market Surges as Defense & Aerospace Sectors Drive Next-Gen Training and Testing Solutions 2025 | Major key players - Lockheed Martin Corporation, QinetiQ Group plc, Griffon Aerospace.

Market Size and Growth:

The Global Target Drone Market size reached US$ 4.47 billion in 2023 and is expected to reach US$ 7.69 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 7.02% during the forecast period 2024-2031.

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The Target Drone Market refers to the industry focused on the design, production, and deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles used primarily for defense training, weapon system evaluation, and combat simulation. These drones replicate potential threats, enabling armed forces to test accuracy, improve operational readiness, and enhance training effectiveness while reducing risks and costs associated with live target exercises.

Recent Key Developments of United States (U.S):

USA's "Unleashing American Drone Dominance" Executive Order (June 6, 2025): The U.S. government issued an executive order to prioritize domestically manufactured drones, strengthen the domestic drone industrial base, and accelerate the adoption of drone technology by the military. This includes streamlining procurement and expanding the "Blue List" of approved drones for military use.

U.S. Army Launches Launched Effects Program Trials (August-September 2025): The U.S. Army conducted a special user demonstration of its "Launched Effects" program, which aims to field autonomous systems for scouting and intelligence gathering. The program is using a rapid acquisition pathway and is continuously surveying the industry for new, off-the-shelf platforms.

Record Q2 Financial Results for U.S. Drone Companies (August 2025): Companies like Ondas Holdings and ZenaTech reported record revenues in the second quarter of 2025, driven by global demand for their autonomous drone systems in defense and homeland security markets. Ondas, for example, secured its largest single order for its Optimus drone system from a major defense customer.

New U.S. Drone Manufacturing Facility (August 2025): Performance Drone Works (PDW) inaugurated a 90,000-square-foot "Drone Factory 01" in Huntsville, Alabama, significantly expanding U.S.-based production of tactical unmanned aerial systems and creating hundreds of jobs.

U.S. Army Conducts First Live Grenade-Dropping Drone Test (July 2025): The U.S. Army conducted its first-ever live test using a Skydio X10D quadcopter to release an M67 grenade on a vehicle target. This marks a major step toward integrating small munitions-capable drones into live-fire training and future combat tactics.

Key Players:

Lockheed Martin Corporation
HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
Northrop Grumman Corporation
The Boeing Company
Airbus SE
Leonardo S.p.A.
Safran Electronics & Defense
QinetiQ Group plc
Griffon Aerospace
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.

This Report Covers:

✔ Go-to-market Strategy.

✔ Neutral perspective on the market performance.

✔Development trends, competitive landscape analysis, supply side analysis, demand side analysis, year-on-year growth, competitive benchmarking, vendor identification, and other significant analysis, as well as development status.

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✔ Potential & niche segments and regions exhibiting promising growth covered.

✔ Analysis of Market Size (historical and forecast), Total Addressable Market (TAM), Serviceable Available Market (SAM), Serviceable Obtainable Market (SOM), Market Growth, Technological Trends, Market Share, Market Dynamics, Competitive Landscape and Major Players (Innovators, Start-ups, Laggard, and Pioneer).

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Market Segmentation:

By Type: Fixed Wing, Rotary Wing.

By Propulsion: Electric Propulsion, Fuel Propulsion, Hybrid Propulsion.

By Platform: Aerial, Ground, Marine.

By Payload: Less than 10 Kg, 10-30 kg, More than 30 Kg.

By Operation Mode: Remotely Controlled, Autonomous.

By Application: Training, Target and Decoy, Reconnaissance, Others.

Regional Analysis:

⇥ North America (U.S., Canada, Mexico)

⇥ Europe (U.K., Italy, Germany, Russia, France, Spain, The Netherlands and Rest of Europe)

⇥ Asia-Pacific (India, Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia Rest of Asia Pacific)

⇥ South America (Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Rest of South America)

⇥ Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., South Africa, Rest of Middle East & Africa)

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Chapter Outline

⏩ Market Overview: It contains five chapters, as well as information about the research scope, major manufacturers covered, market segments, Target Drone market segments, study objectives, and years considered.

⏩ Market Landscape: The competition in the Global Target Drone Market is evaluated here in terms of value, turnover, revenues, and market share by organization, as well as market rate, competitive landscape, and recent developments, transaction, growth, sale, and market shares of top companies.

⏩ Companies Profiles: The global Target Drone market's leading players are studied based on sales, main products, gross profit margin, revenue, price, and growth production.

⏩ Market Outlook by Region: The report goes through gross margin, sales, income, supply, market share, CAGR, and market size by region in this segment. North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and South America are among the regions and countries studied in depth in this study.

⏩ Market Segments: It contains the deep research study which interprets how different end-user/application/type segments contribute to the Target Drone Market.

⏩ Market Forecast: Production Side: In this part of the report, the authors have focused on production and production value forecast, key producers forecast, and production and production value forecast by type.

⏩ Research Findings: This section of the report showcases the findings and analysis of the report.

⏩ Conclusion: This portion of the report is the last section of the report where the conclusion of the research study is provided.

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